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So Colleti puts waiver claims on Roberto Hernandez and Kevin Correia, but lets Niese pass right on by? $16m/2yrs for a guy with a 104 ERA+ the last three seasons seems like pretty good deal, especially considering the two option years.

The Tigers have arguably the best GM in baseball (at least one of the top 2-3), so "not being smart" isn't their problem. Dombrowski keeps getting releivers who are good on paper and who have had good track records, but as soon as they get in a Detroit uniform they tank. Odd.

Dombrowski keeps getting releivers who are good on paper and who have had good track records, but as soon as they get in a Detroit uniform they tank. Odd.

That doesn't ring true to me. It seems like they skimp on the pen, relying on unproven guys like Coke and Albequerque and a washed up Jose Valverde. They got Nathan this year, but it was 39-year old Joe Nathan. Not that hard to figure he might implode this year. Benoit is the only solid guy I can recall them going out and getting.

When I evaluate pitchers for HOM and stuff, it seems like there is no such thing as a consistent reliever. They seem to flame out much quicker than starters and with the small sample size of innings they will often tank. With very few exceptions, I don't really believe in the "track records" of relievers. If I were a GM, I would stock my pen with young arms with stuff who had good rates in the minors and who want to be starters, and avoid FAs for the most part.

Conversely, Dayton Moore is consistently rated as a poor GM (rightfully so given the team's record the past 8 years) - yet he has shown the ability the past three years to give the Royals a top bullpen in the league.